{"id":1210,"date":"2025-08-12T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immersion.nu\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T08:51:07","slug":"freediving-safety-seminars-tokyo-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.immersion.nu\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/freediving-safety-seminars-tokyo-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Freediving Safety seminars (Tokyo, Japan)"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><strong>August 3rd &amp; 5th:<\/strong>\u00a0Aruna hosted two freediving safety management seminars, focused on raising awareness and preventing accidents in the sport. 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Plans are already underway to continue them next year\u2014potentially expanding beyond Tokyo. We hope these efforts will inspire freedivers to think more critically about safety, both in training and during recreational dives.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Special thanks goes to Misuzu Okamoto.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 3rd &amp; 5th:\u00a0Aruna hosted two freediving safety management seminars, focused on raising awareness and preventing accidents in the sport. 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The idea was sparked by recent incidents in the Japanese freediving community, leading to the formation of a study group dedicated to improving safety awareness.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These seminars weren\u2019t about teaching freediving safety techniques per se, but rather about understanding how to prevent serious accidents\u2014such as entanglement at depth, DCS\/DCI risks, and equipment failures.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In preparation, Aruna spent several months interviewing athletes and coaches to gather real-life cases to share. Meanwhile, Pim traveled to Sharm El Sheikh to consult Dr. Adel at the local hyperbaric chamber, addressing medical questions raised by freedivers.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The sessions focused on presenting specific incidents to help participants better recognize potential risks in our beloved sport.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The seminars were well-received, with great feedback from attendees. Plans are already underway to continue them next year\u2014potentially expanding beyond Tokyo. We hope these efforts will inspire freedivers to think more critically about safety, both in training and during recreational dives.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Special thanks goes to Misuzu Okamoto.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","footnotes":""},"categories":[40,42,39,15,43,14],"tags":[28,32,17,38,22],"class_list":["post-1210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-immersion","category-safety","category-seminar","category-team","category-travel","tag-freedive-education","tag-freedive-training","tag-freediving","tag-freediving-safety","tag-japan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Freediving Safety seminars (Tokyo, Japan) - Immersion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.immersion.nu\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/freediving-safety-seminars-tokyo-japan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Freediving Safety seminars (Tokyo, Japan) - 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